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it's causing sons qenses for our economy, safety and children. the department of education finds that one out of every five elementary school children were reported to be truant in the 2011/2012 school year. a student is considered truant if they are absent or tardy by more than 30 minutes without a valid excuse three times in a school year. studies find that students who miss school at an earlier age are likely to struggle academically and drop out. many who are chronically truant end up in juvenile hall. jails show there's a high percentage of inmates who lacked a high school education. here is the truancy rate in the bay area. contra costa county ranks the highest at 29%. alameda county and san francisco are at 23% and santa clara county came in at 14%. among those with the lowest rates are marin county and solano county, which just had a rate of 6%. and student attendance is based on the amount of funding that the district gets. in this report, it says that school districts lost 1.4 billion a year because of kids missing school. coming up in
it's causing sons qenses for our economy, safety and children. the department of education finds that one out of every five elementary school children were reported to be truant in the 2011/2012 school year. a student is considered truant if they are absent or tardy by more than 30 minutes without a valid excuse three times in a school year. studies find that students who miss school at an earlier age are likely to struggle academically and drop out. many who are chronically truant end up in...
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the economy has picked up, it's one of the busiest times of the year. if you haven't booked, i suggest you get going. >> and traveling before thanksgiving, they say try to avoid the wednesday and sunday around the holiday. the best departure for saving money are monday and tuesday. >> thousands of museums around the country are offering free or reduced admission today. it is part of the smithsonian magazine's day live. you have to log on the website to get those free tickets. you can find out which museums are participating. there are several museums that do plan to observe the event today including the historical museum and the museum in walnut creek. >> why one church and city has decided to step in to help. >> damage estimates are in the millions, there's little option left, but to let it burn. >> i don't have any clue why this happened and why anyone would do this to any family. >>> the man who was allegedly responsible for the crime is no longer in jail. welcome back. >> i'm claudine won. the 21-year-old suspect michael montgomery was released from
the economy has picked up, it's one of the busiest times of the year. if you haven't booked, i suggest you get going. >> and traveling before thanksgiving, they say try to avoid the wednesday and sunday around the holiday. the best departure for saving money are monday and tuesday. >> thousands of museums around the country are offering free or reduced admission today. it is part of the smithsonian magazine's day live. you have to log on the website to get those free tickets. you...
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the economy and how the shut down is impacting it. just minutes ago, the house returned to capitol hill. kyla joins us live to explain what the house is working on this morning. >> reporter: house law makers are debating two funding bills today. we're taking a live look at the house floor. they will vote in a few hours on making sure the national guard and reservice get paid. but the democratic led senate does not agree with the peace meal approach. they don't want republicans to determine which services deserve funding and which don't. this isn't the only fiscal fight in washington. the us is expected to reach borrowing limit two weeks from today. and congress needs to agree to raise the debt ceiling before then. we expect president obama to reiterate warning that if the u.s. defaults, a new recession will kick in. i'll be watching live when he speaks in 15 minutes and breakdown key points at 8:15. ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:15. the government shut down is raising some concerns about air safety. the shut down has forced the
the economy and how the shut down is impacting it. just minutes ago, the house returned to capitol hill. kyla joins us live to explain what the house is working on this morning. >> reporter: house law makers are debating two funding bills today. we're taking a live look at the house floor. they will vote in a few hours on making sure the national guard and reservice get paid. but the democratic led senate does not agree with the peace meal approach. they don't want republicans to...
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. >>> there's concern about how a prolonged government shutdown could damage the economy. economists say the 800,000 furloughed workers will cut back on their spending since they are not getting paychecks. they will cut back on shopping, on buyer cars or going out to dinner. travel industry executives are worried. if government workers can't travel that means canceling flight and hotels. and tourists who can't visit national parks are postponing their vacation plans. >>> the department of the interior has shut down almost all of the u.s. geeology department which tracks earthquakes. they will keep some usgs workers on the job. they are considered vital to protect websites and property when there are emergencies like earthquakes. the menlo park office will have three people still working. but seismologists may be called in if there a happens to be an earthquake. you can go to ktvu.com to find out more about which programs will be affected by the government shutdown. look for the link under the hot topics section. >>> there are new details in the case of a redwood city high
. >>> there's concern about how a prolonged government shutdown could damage the economy. economists say the 800,000 furloughed workers will cut back on their spending since they are not getting paychecks. they will cut back on shopping, on buyer cars or going out to dinner. travel industry executives are worried. if government workers can't travel that means canceling flight and hotels. and tourists who can't visit national parks are postponing their vacation plans. >>> the...